Full ban on Brazil poultry not expected after bird flu outbreak, minister says

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https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/full-ban-brazil-poultry-not-expected-after-bird-flu-outbreak-minister-says-2025-05-16/

May 16, 202510:49 AM PDTUpdated 2 days ago

Brazil's Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro reacts during a news conference in Brasilia

BRASILIA, May 16 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro told Reuters on Friday that he does not expect trade partners to fully ban Brazilian poultry imports given the importance of the country as a global supplier.

Speaking about the country’s first case of bird flu on a commercial farm, he said the ongoing outbreak doesn’t affect Brazil’s plans to increase its footprint in China, which is the biggest buyer of Brazil’s chicken and other agricultural commodities.

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Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu; Editing by Ana Mano and Gabriel Araujo

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